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Jeb Bush
Background: the candidate was 43rd Governor of Florida (1999-2007). Born in 1953, he was raised in Texas, where his brother was governor (1995-2000 then president 2001-2009) and his father was a representative (1967-1971 then vice president 1981-1989 and president 1989-1993). He was a Texas banker (1974-1979) and Florida real estate developer (1980-1986) before entering politics.
Main article: Jeb Bush presidential campaign, 2016
U.S. Presidents and First Ladies (former)
- George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States (1989-1993); candidate's father [7][8]
- Barbara Bush [7][8] First Lady of the United States to George H.W. Bush (1989-1993); candidate's mother
- George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009); candidate's brother[8][9]
- Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States to George W. Bush (2001-2009); candidate's sister-in-law [10]
U.S. Governors (former)
- Bob Riley, 52nd Governor of Alabama (2003-2011)[11]
- Bill Owens, 40th Governor of Colorado (1999-2007)[12]
- Luis Fortuño, 10th Governor of Puerto Rico (2009-2013)[13][14]
- Tom Ridge, 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001); 1st Secretary of Homeland Security (2003-2005), former U.S. Representative[15]
- John McKernan, 71st Governor of Maine (1987-1995)[16]
- William Weld, 68th Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997)[17]
- Jane Swift, former Acting Governor of Massachusetts (2001-2003)[17]
- Jim Edgar, 38th Governor of Illinois (1991-1998)[18]
- Tommy Thompson, 42nd Governor of Wisconsin (1987-2001)[19]
U.S. Senators (current and former)
- Susan Collins of Maine[20]
- Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois (former), also founder of Chain Bridge Bank[21]
- Orrin Hatch, President pro tempore of the United States Senate of Utah[22]
- Mike Johanns of Nebraska (former)[23]
- Dean Heller of Nevada[22]
- Mack Mattingly of Georgia (former)[24][25]
- Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas (former)[9][26]
- Mel Martinez of Florida (former)[27][28]
- George LeMieux of Florida (former)[29]
U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Mike Rogers, Representative from Alabama[30]
- Jeff Denham, Representative from California[31]
- David Valadao, Representative from California[32]
- Steve Buyer, former Representative from Indiana[31]
- Greg Ganske, former Representative from Iowa[33]
- Mark Amodei, Representative from Nevada[2]
- Adam Kinzinger, Representative from Illinois[2]
- Chris Collins, Representative from New York[34]
- Tom Reed, Representative from New York[34]
- Tom Loeffler, former Representative from Texas[9][35]
- Patrick McHenry, Representative from North Carolina[36]
- Thomas F. Hartnett, former Representative from South Carolina[37]
- Pete Sessions, Representative from Texas[35][38]
- Gus Bilirakis, Representative from Florida[39]
- Vern Buchanan, Representative from Florida[39]
- Ander Crenshaw, Representative from Florida[3]
- Carlos Curbelo, Representative from Florida[39]
- Mario Díaz-Balart, Representative from Florida[3]
- David Jolly, Representative from Florida[3]
- John Mica, Representative from Florida[39]
- Jeff Miller, Representative from Florida[39]
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Representative from Florida[3]
- Dennis A. Ross, Representative from Florida[3]
- Daniel Webster, Representative from Florida[39]
- Lincoln Díaz-Balart, former Representative from Florida[40]
- Tom Feeney, former Representative from Florida[41]
- David Trott, Representative from Michigan[42]
- Eric Cantor, former House Majority Leader (from Virginia)[43]
Cabinet Officials (former)
- Donald Evans, 34th Secretary of Commerce (2001-2005),[8][9][35] also on board of George W. Bush Foundation 501(c)3[44]
- Henry Paulson, 74th Secretary of the Treasury (2006-2009) [45]
- Spencer Abraham, 10th Secretary of Energy (2001-2005)[42]
- James Nicholson, 5th Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2005-2007)[46]
- Joshua Bolten, former White House Chief of Staff (2006-2009)[47]
- Michael Mukasey, 81st United States Attorney General (2007-2009)[47]
U.S. Ambassadors (former)
- Chuck Larson, to Latvia (former), also former Iowa State Senator[48][better source needed]
- Jeanne L. Phillips, to the OECD (former),[35] also on the board of the George W. Bush Foundation 501(c)3[44]
- Mary Kramer, to Barbados (former),[33] also former Iowa State Senator
- Warren Tichenor, to the UN (former).[8][35]
- Pamela Willeford, to Switzerland (former).[9][35]
- Rick Graber, to the Czech Republic (former), also former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin [49]
- Hushang Ansary, from Iran (1967-1969), also former director of the National Iranian Oil Company[35]
- Francis Rooney, to the Holy See[46]
- Mary Ann Glendon, to the Holy See[46]
- Mel Sembler, to Italy and to Australia and Nauru[47]
- Ned Siegel, to the Bahamas[47]
Republican National Committee members (former)
- Brian Kennedy, former Republican Party of Iowa chair.[33][50]
Statewide Officials
- Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama[51]
- Walker Stapleton, Colorado State Treasurer[12]
- Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer of Florida[39]
- Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida[39]
- Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.[39]
- Sue M. Cobb, United States Ambassador to Jamaica (2001-2005) and Secretary of State of Florida (2005-2007)[40]
- Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia[52]
- Sam Olens, Attorney General of Georgia[52]
- Stan Wise, Georgia Public Service Commissioner[53]
- Kerry Healey, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts[17]
- Terri Lynn Land, former Secretary of State of Michigan[42]
- Bill Schuette, Attorney General of Michigan[42]
- Mike Cox, former Michigan Attorney General[54]
- Brian Krolicki, former Lieutenant Governor and State Treasurer of Nevada[55]
- Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma[56]
- George P. Bush, son of the candidate, Texas Land Commissioner[35][57]
- John H. Hager, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia[43]
- Jerry Kilgore, former Attorney General of Virginia[58]
State Legislators
- Alabama State Senator: J. T. Waggoner[30]
- Two Colorado State Representatives: Frank McNulty (former Speaker),[12] Mark Waller (former)[12]
- Twenty-one Florida State Senators: Anitere Flores,[40] Rudy Garcia (former),[40] Greg Evers,[59] Andy Gardiner (Senate President),[60] Garrett Richter (Senate President pro tempore),[60] Bill Galvano (Senate Majority Leader),[60] Denise Grimsley (Senate Deputy Majority Leader),[60] Thad Altman,[60] Aaron Bean,[60] Rob Bradley,[60] Lizbeth Benacquisto,[60] Jeff Brandes,[60] Nancy Detert,[60] Don Gaetz,[60] Dorothy Hukill,[60] Jack Latvala,[60] John Legg,[60] Joe Negron,[60] Wilton Simpson,[60] David H. Simmons,[60] Kelli Stargel[60]
- Twenty Florida State Representatives: Frank Artiles,[40] Michael Bileca,[40] Jose Felix Diaz,[40] Manny Díaz, Jr.,[40] Erik Fresen,[40] José R. Oliva,[40] Holly Merrill Raschein,[40] Carlos Trujillo,[40] Arnhilda Badia (former),[40] Juan-Carlos Planas (former),[40] Julio Robaina (former),[40] John E. Thrasher (former Speaker),[41] Allan Bense (former Speaker),[41] Larry Cretul (former Speaker),[41] Dean Cannon (former Speaker),[41] Will Weatherford (former Speaker),[41] Steve Crisafulli (Speaker),[41] Clay Ingram,[59] Lois Benson (former),[59] George Moraitis[29]
- Six Georgia State Senators: Brandon Beach,[53] John Kennedy,[53] Jeff Mullis,[53] John Wilkinson,[53] Matt Dollar,[53] Joe Wilkinson[53]
- Georgia State Representative: Ed Lindsey (former Majority Whip)[53]
- Two Iowa State Senators: Charles Schneider.[33] (see also Mary Kramer)
- Seven Iowa State Representatives: Ron Jorgensen,[33] Zach Nunn,[33] Ken Rizer,[33] Linda Miller,[61] Renee Schulte (former).,[33] Terry Baxter,[58] Janet Metcalf (former)[62]
- Nine Michigan State Representatives: Kathy Crawford,[42] Andrea LaFontaine,[42] Mike McCready,[42] Amanda Price,[42] Ken Yonker,[42] Laura Cox,[54] David Maturen,[54] Gail Haines (former),[54] Mark Ouimet (former)[54]
- Two Michigan State Senators: Goeff Hansen,[42] Philip Hoffman (former)[54]
- Five Members of the Nevada Assembly: Paul Anderson (Majority Leader),[63] John Hambrick (Speaker),[64] Melissa Woodbury,[65] David M. Gardner,[65] Philip "P.K." O'Neill[65]
- Three New Hampshire State Senators: Russell Prescott,[66] Bruce Keough (former),[66] Bob Odell (former)[66]
- New Hampshire State Representative: Barry Palmer[67]
- New Jersey State Senator: Joseph Kyrillos Jr[68]
- Two North Carolina State Senators: Tom Apodaca,[36] Brent Jackson[36]
- North Carolina State Representative: Charles Jeter[36]
- South Carolina State Representative: Samuel Rivers, Jr.[37]
- Texas State Senator: Florence Shapiro (former)[47]
- Texas State Representative: Joe Straus (Speaker).[69]
- Virginia State Senator: Ken Stolle (former)[70]
- Three Virginia State Delegates: Will Morefield,[70] Bobby Orrock,[70] David Yancey[70]
Businesspeople
- California: Craig McCaw (cellphone pioneer).[71]
- Florida: Charles E. Cobb (chief executive officer and senior managing director of Cobb Partners, Ltd.)[40]
- Illinois: Byron Trott (banker).[71]
- New York: Woody Johnson (owner of the New York Jets),[71] Henry Kravis financier[71]
- Texas: Gerald J. Ford (former CEO of Golden State Bancorp,[8][35] no relation[72] to President Ford), T. Boone Pickens (chairman of his investment firm BP Capital Management),[8][9][35] Fayez Sarofim (investment manager, second largest shareholder of Kinder Morgan, part owner of the Houston Texans),[8][35] John Nau (beer distributor),[8][9] Trevor Rees-Jones (oil industry),[8] David Weekley (construction industry),[8][9]
Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Virginia: Kay Coles James, former Director of United States Office of Personnel Management[43]
- Pennsylvania: Lynn Swann, former NFL player[73]
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